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New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Upholds Northrop Grumman Win in Pollution Suit

The panel agreed that the Bethpage Water District had waited too long to file suit to, in part, force the defense company to pay for recent water contamination cleanup.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Wilmer After Mueller; Advice From Flynn's Lawyer; DC Firms See Green

In this week's Washington Wrap, we ask Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr to rate the impact of Robert Mueller and his deputies' departure from the firm. Plus: A Covington manual for embattled lawmakers, and more 2017 law firm financial results.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Should a Judge's Personal Judicial Experience Affect Antitrust Pleadings?

When the Supreme Court scrapped Conley v. Gibson's “no set of facts” federal pleading standard in Twombly (2007) and Iqbal (2009), courts initially struggled to apply the inherently ambiguous “plausibility” standard. In the immediate aftermath, some courts frankly misconstrued Twombly and Iqbal to invite a Daubert-style “gate keeper” appraisal of complaints in which judges could (and should) prune claims that, based on their own personal experience with the subject matter at issue, appeared dubious.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Electronic Filings for Appellate Division Begins

Starting this month, the four departments of the Appellate Division will begin electronic filings for certain appellate matters and original proceedings.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Circuit Split Emerges in Federal Question Jurisdiction Over Arbitration Award

A circuit split has recently emerged regarding the circumstances under which a federal district court may exercise federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Section 1331 in a proceeding to vacate an arbitration award brought under 9 U.S.C. Section 10.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Landmark UK Case: Companies May Be Liable for Subsidiaries' Human Rights Abuses

Recently, a landmark United Kingdom case has made it clear that U.K.-based parent companies may be found liable for human rights violations committed by their foreign subsidiaries. Plaintiffs all over the world are filing lawsuits seeking to hold parent companies responsible for the extraterritorial conduct of their subsidiaries.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

An American In-House Counsel in London: A Q&A With Brian Craig of Digital Barriers

In part one of a two-part discussion, Craig spoke about his legal department and what it's like being a foreign GC in the U.K.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am being conflicted out of a personal injury case. I have requested the client go to a good friend of mine who is an excellent lawyer to represent him in the personal injury case. May that lawyer pay me a one-third referral fee, assuming the client does not object?
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Getting Political: As More Companies #BoycottNRA, Legal Departments Have Much to Consider

The #BoycottNRA movement is reaching Corporate America, leaving companies and their legal departments to decide: Are you in?
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cybersecurity: What Does It Mean to Be Completely Prepared?

So often articles related to cybersecurity focus solely on assessment and preparedness against external forces (e.g., cybercriminals, hackers, ransomware, etc.), yet do not convey the full array of protections necessary to ensure complete cyberpreparedness for a busin
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